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Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health.The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around…

Clyde “Peter” Hall, who played for the New York Giants in the early 1960s, was sentenced recently to five years in prison.Federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil sentenced Hall after he accepted a plea deal and admitted to an attempted sale of fentanyl-laced drugs in New York City. Prosecutors said Hall tried to sell the drugs to an informant working with the Drug Enforcement Administration.Hall, 85, also apologized for disappointing his family. “I am incredibly sorry to…

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Investing.com– U.S. stock index futures rose sharply in evening deals on Thursday, with gains heavily biased towards technology stocks following stronger-than-expected earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet. While caution over U.S. inflation and interest rates remained in play, the positive earnings ramped up hopes that demand for artificial intelligence will keep supporting…

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